Composition of matter.



PATENT-ED MAR126,.'1907. Y

N I L R E F "m G v No- 848,094.

' COMPOSITION OF MATTER} APPLIUATION FILED FEB. 14, 1907.

WITNESSES INVENTOR v QEORGEHFERLIN. BY v ATTORNEY.

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COMPOSITION OF MATTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 26, 1907.

Application filed February 14, 1907. Serial No. 357,412.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. FERLIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at San Diego, county of San Diego, State of California, haveinvented a new and useful Composition of Matter to be Used in theManufacture of Lead-Pencils and Penholders.

My composition consists of the following ingredients, combined in theproportions stated, viz: wood fiber, seven hundred and fifty pounds;white lead, one hundred and fifty pounds. These ingredients are to bethoroughly mingled. Then apply a suflicient amount of water to form apaste of the re quired thickness to mold and compress under a pressureof approximately ten thousand pounds to the square inch, into forms ofpencils and penholders, as shown in the accompanying drawings, of whichFigure 1 is a side elevation of two different forms of pencils. Fig. 2is also a side elevation of two different forms of pencils of smallersize. Fig. 3 shows a side elevation of two different forms ofpenholders.

Letters a and b shows an end elevation of the pencils cut in two onlines 1 to 2 and 3 to 4 in Fig. 1.

c and d shows an end elevation of two pencils cut in two on lines 5 to 6and 7 to 8 in Fig. 2. v

f and h shows an end elevation of two forms of penliolder cut in two onlines 9 to 10 and 11 to 12 in Fig. 3.

e and 9 shows an end elevation of the penreceiver in Fig. 3.

1. The herein described composition of matter consisting of wood fiberand white lead substantially as described and for the purposesspecified.

2. The herein-described composition of matter for manufacturing pencilsand penholders consisting of wood fiber seven hundred and fiftypoundsand whitelead one hundred and fifty pounds, with sulficient water toform a paste for compressing under a pressure of ten thousand pounds tothe square inch, substantially as described.

GEORGE H. FERLIN.

WVitnesses:

J. W. MASTER, S. E. FRY.

